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Green Building Initiative Names Jerry Yudelson as New Presid
Feb. 7, 2014 Portland, Ore. -- The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced that it has named Jerry Yudelson as its president to accelerate growth of the nonprofit and further leverage its green building assessment tools, including the Green GlobesR rating system, as it attempts to bring green building options to a larger audience. Yudelson is one of the nation’s leading green building and...
Japan: snow cooling created greater CO2 emissions
06/02/2014 Begun in 2012, the experiment involved transporting snow from the frozen northern city of Hokkaido to use in ice storage systems in Tokyo to reduce the air conditioning cooling load on buildings. According to Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shimbun, the Japanese Environment Ministry believed the system would be able to cut CO2 emissions from air conditioning by 30%. A ...
Bosch, Orca Energy Embark on Geothermal Initiative
Feb. 7, 2014 Bosch Thermotechnology and Orca Energy have signed a joint marketing agreement to provide geothermal infrastructure and heat pumps to home developers and builders across the U.S., with Or...
Call For Nominations: Residential HVAC Contractor of The Yea
Feb. 7, 2014 ContractingBusiness.com is accepting nominations for its Residential HVAC Contractor of the Year Award. CB operates an open-ended nomination process for this award, which is given to a residential HVAC contractor who represents the best that the residential HVAC industry has to offer. Among the requirements for qualification, a contractor must: ? Be in business at least ...
Danfoss Issues Call for 'EnVisioneer' Nominations
Feb. 7, 2014 Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration and motion systems, today announced it is...
Honeywell Wins Four 'Control Trends' Awards
Feb. 7, 2014 Honeywell recently won four Control Trends Awards (CTA) at the organization’s annual ceremony held January 21 in New York City. Honeywell won awards in four different categories including...
MEPs call for 40% cut in for CO2 emissions
7 February 2014 MEPs called on Wednesday for a 40 per cent cut in CO2 emissions, a 30 per cent target for renewable energy and a 40 per cent target for energy efficiency by 2030, under the EU’s new long-term climate-change policy. MEPs say these targets should be binding. MEPs also criticise the European Commission’s recent proposals as short-sighted and unambitious. The co-rapporteu...
￡1.8bn renewable development announced
7 February 2014 SITA UK has signed a 30-year PPP (public-private partnership) contract worth around ￡1.8bn in total revenue over its duration, with the Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority to convert household waste into energy. The company’s consortium partners, Sembcorp Utilities UK and the ITOCHU Corporation, are also included in the contract. SITA UK now controls a substantial am...
Panasonic Won 19 iF Product Design Awards
Feb 07, 2014 Panasonic will receive a total of 19 iF product design awards at the 2014 event hosted by iF International Forum Design in Hannover. A fully automatic espresso machine, a LED light fixtur...
Panasonic Signs Official Worldwide Olympic Partnership Agree
Feb 6, 2014 Sochi, Russia -- Panasonic Corporation today announced it has signed an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to renew its Official Worldwide Olympic Partnership agreeme...
